More than 3 years of new opening restaurant counts in the U.S. since COVID shutdowns began:
New Chain Openings are finally ascending once again!
| MONTHLY REPORT- New Restaurant Openings | Legal Filings Count ending April 30, 2023 | |
| Total Raw Legal filings | Total Net Issued | |
| 4/27/2023 | 1218 | 605 |
| 4/20/2023 | 688 | 459 |
| 4/13/2023 | 1498 | 349 |
| 4/6/2023 | 848 | 330 |
| 3/30/2023 | 987 | 422 |
| 3/23/2023 | 1380 | 462 |
| 3/16/2023 | 736 | 454 |
| 3/9/2023 | 1000 | 568 |
| 3/2/2023 | 772 | 509 |
| 2/23/2023 | 504 | 386 |
| 2/16/2023 | 910 | 507 |
| 2/9/2023 | 408 | 355 |
| 2/2/2023 | 826 | 541 |
| 1/27/2023 | 1027 | 483 |
| 1/19/2023 | 654 | 386 |
| 1/12/2023 | 515 | 354 |
| 1/5/2023 | 613 | 389 |
| 12/22/2022 | 485 | 404 |
| 12/15/2022 | 648 | 474 |
| 12/8/2022 | 806 | 473 |
| 12/1/2022 | 762 | 420 |
| 11/17/2022 | 953 | 447 |
| 11/10/2022 | 380 | 311 |
| 11/3/2022 | 946 | 423 |
| 10/27/2022 | 675 | 458 |
| 10/20/2022 | 763 | 452 |
| 10/13/2022 | 774 | 421 |
| 10/8/2022 | 737 | 382 |
| 9/29/2022 | 830 | 455 |
| 9/22/2022 | 644 | 417 |
| 9/15/2022 | 700 | 431 |
| 9/8/2022 | 797 | 459 |
| 9/1/2022 | 834 | 386 |
| 8/25/2022 | 817 | 460 |
| 8/18/2022 | 753 | 497 |
| 8/11/2022 | 844 | 485 |
| 8/4/2022 | 768 | 530 |
| 7/28/2022 | 997 | 436 |
| 7/21/2022 | 874 | 520 |
| 7/7/2022 | 1049 | 538 |
| 6/30/2022 | 1067 | 496 |
| 6/23/2022 | 902 | 474 |
| 6/16/2022 | 1039 | 531 |
| 6/9/2022 | 1085 | 445 |
| 6/2/2022 | 951 | 495 |
| 5/26/2022 | 1047 | 547 |
| 5/19/2022 | 874 | 460 |
| 5/12/2022 | 891 | 438 |
| 5/5/2022 | 941 | 435 |
| 4/28/2022 | 1032 | 467 |
| 4/21/2022 | 939 | 492 |
| 4/14/2022 | 955 | 429 |
| 4/7/2022 | 1053 | 527 |
| 3/31/2022 | 755 | 485 |
| 3/25/2022 | 1045 | 409 |
| 3/17/2022 | 896 | 505 |
| 3/10/2022 | 960 | 531 |
| 3/3/2022 | 962 | 501 |
| 2/24/2022 | 941 | 531 |
| 2/17/2022 | 977 | 409 |
| 2/10/2022 | 647 | 428 |
| 2/3/2022 | 650 | 440 |
| 1/27/2022 | 828 | 461 |
| 1/20/2022 | 935 | 385 |
| 1/13/2022 | 699 | 389 |
| 1/6/2022 | 812 | 468 |
| 12/30/2021 | 797 | 473 |
| 12/16/2021 | 854 | 472 |
| 12/9/2021 | 938 | 498 |
| 12/2/2021 | 867 | 542 |
| 11/18/2021 | 678 | 470 |
| 11/11/2021 | 808 | 567 |
| 11/4/2021 | 870 | 470 |
| 10/28/2021 | 850 | 522 |
| 10/22/2021 | 812 | 459 |
| 10/15/2021 | 970 | 521 |
| 10/7/2021 | 713 | 437 |
| 9/30/2021 | 75 | 459 |
| 9/23/2021 | 670 | 463 |
| 9/16/2021 | 825 | 523 |
| 9/9/2021 | 807 | 503 |
| 9/2/2021 | 714 | 413 |
| 8/26/2021 | 913 | 567 |
| 8/12/2021 | 889 | 521 |
| 8/5/2021 | 1132 | 564 |
| 7/29/2021 | 1152 | 601 |
| 7/22/2021 | 948 | 607 |
| 7/15/2021 | 1050 | 550 |
| 7/1/2021 | 819 | 520 |
| 6/24/2021 | 975 | 619 |
| 6/17/2021 | 837 | 553 |
| 6/10/2021 | 880 | 513 |
| 6/3/2021 | 1417 | 551 |
| 5/27/2021 | 1322 | 580 |
| 5/20/2021 | 1103 | 520 |
| 5/13/2021 | 1294 | 522 |
| 5/6/2021 | 1303 | 584 |
| 4/29/2021 | 1250 | 524 |
| 4/22/2021 | 1130 | 476 |
| 4/15/2021 | 1332 | 555 |
| 4/8/2021 | 1474 | 564 |
| 4/1/2021 | 1085 | 460 |
| 3/25/2021 | 1251 | 496 |
| 3/18/2021 | 368 | 396 |
| 3/11/2021 | 1525 | 569 |
| 3/4/2021 | 1216 | 500 |
| 2/25/2021 | 1006 | 529 |
| 2/18/2021 | 1002 | 472 |
| 2/11/2021 | 1851 | 788 |
| 2/4/2021 | 624 | 323 |
| 1/28/2021 | 736 | 370 |
| 1/21/2021 | 484 | 325 |
| 1/14/2021 | 880 | 585 |
| 1/7/2021 | 1061 | 447 |
| 12/31/2020 | 1264 | 438 |
| 12/17/2020 | 1226 | 451 |
| 12/10/2020 | 771 | 482 |
| 12/3/2020 | 1264 | 539 |
| 11/19/2020 | 1003 | 513 |
| 11/12/2020 | 957 | 605 |
| 11/5/2020 | 971 | 613 |
| 10/29/2020 | 965 | 495 |
| 10/22/2020 | 1080 | 633 |
| 10/15/2020 | 1129 | 610 |
| 10/8/2020 | 1237 | 630 |
| 10/1/2020 | 924 | 518 |
| 9/24/2020 | 1006 | 604 |
| 9/17/2020 | 1022 | 498 |
| 9/10/2020 | 1002 | 467 |
| 9/3/2020 | 1056 | 460 |
| 8/27/2020 | 1050 | 578 |
| 8/20/2020 | 978 | 498 |
| 8/13/2020 | 1066 | 577 |
| 8/6/2020 | 1158 | 531 |
| 7/30/2020 | 992 | 578 |
| 7/23/2020 | 724 | 412 |
| 7/16/2020 | 958 | 545 |
| 7/9/2020 | 1368 | 669 |
| 6/25/2020 | 711 | 407 |
| 6/18/2020 | 815 | 455 |
| 6/11/2020 | 497 | 304 |
| 6/4/2020 | 762 | 412 |
| 5/28/2020 | 691 | 363 |
| 5/21/2020 | 776 | 350 |
| 5/14/2020 | 801 | 409 |
| 5/7/2020 | 679 | 363 |
| 4/30/2020 | 678 | 373 |
| 4/23/2020 | 970 | 443 |
| 4/16/2020 | 839 | 612 |
| 4/9/2020 | 691 | 221 |
| 4/2/2020 | 639 | 376 |
| 3/26/2020 | 844 | 346 |
| Numbers of Sit-Down VS. Counter Service | ||
| Sit down | Counter Service | |
| 4/27/2023 | 411 | 164 |
| 4/20/2023 | 334 | 94 |
| 4/13/2023 | 241 | 93 |
| 4/6/2023 | 232 | 92 |
| 3/30/2023 | 314 | 91 |
| 3/23/2023 | 325 | 124 |
| 3/16/2023 | 332 | 110 |
| 3/9/2023 | 386 | 152 |
| 3/2/2023 | 368 | 132 |
| 2/23/2023 | 283 | 91 |
| 2/16/2023 | 367 | 129 |
| 2/9/2023 | 276 | 70 |
| 2/2/2023 | 377 | 137 |
| 1/27/2023 | 321 | 151 |
| 1/19/2023 | 267 | 107 |
| 1/12/2023 | 279 | 69 |
| 1/5/2023 | 262 | 117 |
| 12/22/2022 | 306 | 91 |
| 12/15/2022 | 343 | 122 |
| 12/8/2022 | 331 | 135 |
| 12/1/2022 | 300 | 116 |
| 11/17/2022 | 307 | 122 |
| 11/10/2022 | 233 | 68 |
| 11/3/2022 | 259 | 153 |
| 10/27/2022 | 302 | 135 |
| 10/20/2022 | 300 | 140 |
| 10/13/2022 | 276 | 132 |
| 10/8/2022 | 277 | 95 |
| 9/29/2022 | 328 | 117 |
| 9/22/2022 | 286 | 123 |
| 9/15/2022 | 283 | 135 |
| 9/8/2022 | 322 | 129 |
| 9/1/2022 | 288 | 93 |
| 8/25/2022 | 293 | 153 |
| 8/18/2022 | 324 | 164 |
| 8/11/2022 | 315 | 151 |
| 8/4/2022 | 331 | 182 |
| 7/28/2022 | 290 | 136 |
| 7/21/2022 | 352 | 153 |
| 7/7/2022 | 362 | 164 |
| 6/30/2022 | 300 | 182 |
| 6/23/2022 | 292 | 161 |
| 6/16/2022 | 342 | 174 |
| 6/9/2022 | 268 | 160 |
| 6/2/2022 | 279 | 201 |
| 5/26/2022 | 334 | 185 |
| 5/19/2022 | 284 | 148 |
| 5/12/2022 | 297 | 128 |
| 5/5/2022 | 275 | 150 |
| 4/28/2022 | 308 | 140 |
| 4/21/2022 | 320 | 158 |
| 4/14/2022 | 233 | 185 |
| 4/7/2022 | 299 | 216 |
| 3/31/2022 | 293 | 171 |
| 3/25/2022 | 250 | 139 |
| 3/17/2022 | 276 | 187 |
| 3/10/2022 | 313 | 190 |
| 3/3/2022 | 289 | 175 |
| 2/24/2022 | 323 | 174 |
| 2/17/2022 | 250 | 145 |
| 2/10/2022 | 267 | 144 |
| 2/3/2022 | 253 | 161 |
| 1/27/2022 | 265 | 174 |
| 1/20/2022 | 206 | 159 |
| 1/13/2022 | 233 | 121 |
| 1/6/2022 | 258 | 184 |
| 12/30/2021 | 274 | 164 |
| 12/16/2021 | 259 | 182 |
| 12/9/2021 | 294 | 178 |
| 12/2/2021 | 317 | 199 |
| 11/18/2021 | 291 | 150 |
| 11/11/2021 | 307 | 222 |
| 11/4/2021 | 266 | 179 |
| 10/28/2021 | 316 | 177 |
| 10/22/2021 | 258 | 166 |
| 10/15/2021 | 294 | 200 |
| 10/7/2021 | 279 | 120 |
| 9/30/2021 | 290 | 143 |
| 9/23/2021 | 289 | 147 |
| 9/16/2021 | 305 | 185 |
| 9/9/2021 | 260 | 194 |
| 9/2/2021 | 260 | 137 |
| 8/26/2021 | 340 | 210 |
| 8/19/2021 | 260 | 69 |
| 8/12/2021 | 325 | 166 |
| 8/5/2021 | 339 | 204 |
| 7/29/2021 | 362 | 220 |
| 7/22/2021 | 347 | 237 |
| 7/15/2021 | 348 | 170 |
| 7/1/2021 | 297 | 198 |
| 6/24/2021 | 338 | 239 |
| 6/17/2021 | 313 | 209 |
| 6/10/2021 | 324 | 166 |
| 6/3/2021 | 294 | 231 |
| 5/27/2021 | 308 | 217 |
| 5/20/2021 | 314 | 181 |
| 5/13/2021 | 308 | 186 |
| 5/6/2021 | 331 | 229 |
| 4/29/2021 | 288 | 208 |
| 4/22/2021 | 270 | 187 |
| 4/15/2021 | 304 | 222 |
| 4/8/2021 | 340 | 197 |
| 4/1/2021 | 245 | 194 |
| 3/25/2021 | 276 | 194 |
| 3/18/2021 | 279 | 93 |
| 3/11/2021 | 294 | 233 |
| 3/4/2021 | 268 | 215 |
| 2/25/2021 | 278 | 209 |
| 2/18/2021 | 244 | 201 |
| 2/11/2021 | 389 | 362 |
| 2/4/2021 | 170 | 139 |
| 1/28/2021 | 192 | 161 |
| 1/21/2021 | 176 | 136 |
| 1/14/2021 | 314 | 230 |
| 1/7/2021 | 223 | 199 |
| 12/31/2020 | 233 | 184 |
| 12/17/2020 | 258 | 170 |
| 12/10/2020 | 247 | 208 |
| 12/3/2020 | 274 | 225 |
| 11/19/2020 | 276 | 194 |
| 11/12/2020 | 328 | 236 |
| 11/5/2020 | 317 | 253 |
| 10/29/2020 | 251 | 217 |
| 10/22/2020 | 291 | 299 |
| 10/15/2020 | 301 | 269 |
| 10/8/2020 | 291 | 285 |
| 10/1/2020 | 242 | 247 |
| 9/24/2020 | 290 | 283 |
| 9/17/2020 | 254 | 205 |
| 9/10/2020 | 238 | 204 |
| 9/3/2020 | 216 | 209 |
| 8/27/2020 | 281 | 260 |
| 8/20/2020 | 248 | 214 |
| 8/13/2020 | 267 | 261 |
| 8/6/2020 | 266 | 227 |
| 7/30/2020 | 306 | 251 |
| 7/23/2020 | 205 | 181 |
| 7/16/2020 | 262 | 248 |
| 7/9/2020 | 355 | 263 |
| 6/25/2020 | 219 | 151 |
| 6/18/2020 | 245 | 183 |
| 6/11/2020 | 140 | 143 |
| 6/4/2020 | 200 | 174 |
| 5/28/2020 | 178 | 158 |
| 5/21/2020 | 183 | 123 |
| 5/14/2020 | 196 | 177 |
| 5/7/2020 | 196 | 153 |
| 4/30/2020 | 182 | 150 |
| 4/23/2020 | 213 | 170 |
| 4/16/2020 | 291 | 268 |
| 4/9/2020 | 124 | 82 |
| 4/2/2020 | 208 | 154 |
| 3/26/2020 | 311 | 29 |
| Number of Chain Locations VS. Independent Locations | ||
| Chain stores | Independent stores | |
| 4/27/2023 | 57 | 540 |
| 4/20/2023 | 46 | 389 |
| 4/13/2023 | 29 | 314 |
| 4/6/2023 | 25 | 299 |
| 3/30/2023 | 23 | 385 |
| 3/23/2023 | 17 | 434 |
| 3/16/2023 | 18 | 426 |
| 3/9/2023 | 29 | 513 |
| 3/2/2023 | 29 | 472 |
| 2/23/2023 | 24 | 352 |
| 2/16/2023 | 22 | 474 |
| 2/9/2023 | 16 | 331 |
| 2/2/2023 | 15 | 499 |
| 1/27/2023 | 18 | 455 |
| 1/19/2023 | 16 | 358 |
| 1/12/2023 | 18 | 331 |
| 1/5/2023 | 28 | 353 |
| 12/22/2022 | 17 | 381 |
| 12/15/2022 | 20 | 445 |
| 12/8/2022 | 26 | 439 |
| 12/1/2022 | 23 | 394 |
| 11/17/2022 | 26 | 405 |
| 11/10/2022 | 18 | 285 |
| 11/3/2022 | 24 | 388 |
| 10/27/2022 | 23 | 417 |
| 10/20/2022 | 22 | 419 |
| 10/13/2022 | 24 | 386 |
| 10/8/2022 | 23 | 350 |
| 9/29/2022 | 20 | 427 |
| 9/22/2022 | 17 | 393 |
| 9/15/2022 | 25 | 398 |
| 9/8/2022 | 14 | 438 |
| 9/1/2022 | 22 | 361 |
| 8/25/2022 | 24 | 426 |
| 8/18/2022 | 28 | 462 |
| 8/11/2022 | 22 | 449 |
| 8/4/2022 | 38 | 480 |
| 7/28/2022 | 14 | 412 |
| 7/21/2022 | 32 | 478 |
| 7/7/2022 | 29 | 500 |
| 6/30/2022 | 30 | 458 |
| 6/23/2022 | 13 | 442 |
| 6/16/2022 | 31 | 484 |
| 6/9/2022 | 25 | 404 |
| 6/2/2022 | 35 | 446 |
| 5/26/2022 | 32 | 496 |
| 5/19/2022 | 22 | 412 |
| 5/12/2022 | 18 | 411 |
| 5/5/2022 | 35 | 391 |
| 4/28/2022 | 24 | 429 |
| 4/21/2022 | 32 | 447 |
| 4/14/2022 | 24 | 394 |
| 4/7/2022 | 23 | 495 |
| 3/31/2022 | 41 | 430 |
| 3/25/2022 | 24 | 366 |
| 3/17/2022 | 31 | 445 |
| 3/10/2022 | 43 | 468 |
| 3/3/2022 | 30 | 444 |
| 2/24/2022 | 52 | 458 |
| 2/17/2022 | 25 | 373 |
| 2/10/2022 | 17 | 394 |
| 2/3/2022 | 37 | 383 |
| 1/27/2022 | 51 | 396 |
| 1/20/2022 | 36 | 336 |
| 1/13/2022 | 28 | 335 |
| 1/6/2022 | 32 | 417 |
| 12/30/2021 | 47 | 391 |
| 12/16/2021 | 38 | 414 |
| 12/9/2021 | 39 | 443 |
| 12/2/2021 | 53 | 473 |
| 11/18/2021 | 28 | 419 |
| 11/11/2021 | 47 | 499 |
| 11/4/2021 | 48 | 404 |
| 10/28/2021 | 39 | 466 |
| 10/22/2021 | 52 | 389 |
| 10/15/2021 | 41 | 459 |
| 10/7/2021 | 33 | 384 |
| 9/30/2021 | 32 | 404 |
| 9/23/2021 | 54 | 391 |
| 9/16/2021 | 61 | 444 |
| 9/9/2021 | 47 | 427 |
| 9/2/2021 | 38 | 362 |
| 8/26/2021 | 54 | 503 |
| 8/19/2021 | 53 | 286 |
| 8/12/2021 | 26 | 476 |
| 8/5/2021 | 41 | 509 |
| 7/29/2021 | 44 | 545 |
| 7/22/2021 | 56 | 535 |
| 7/15/2021 | 51 | 477 |
| 7/1/2021 | 37 | 467 |
| 6/24/2021 | 38 | 549 |
| 6/17/2021 | 63 | 475 |
| 6/10/2021 | 40 | 461 |
| 6/3/2021 | 37 | 496 |
| 5/27/2021 | 41 | 496 |
| 5/20/2021 | 36 | 474 |
| 5/13/2021 | 28 | 478 |
| 5/6/2021 | 38 | 528 |
| 4/29/2021 | 51 | 454 |
| 4/22/2021 | 28 | 439 |
| 4/15/2021 | 36 | 500 |
| 4/8/2021 | 32 | 490 |
| 4/1/2021 | 21 | 422 |
| 3/25/2021 | 25 | 444 |
| 3/18/2021 | 75 | 307 |
| 3/11/2021 | 62 | 484 |
| 3/4/2021 | 43 | 446 |
| 2/25/2021 | 38 | 459 |
| 2/18/2021 | 41 | 414 |
| 2/11/2021 | 91 | 677 |
| 2/4/2021 | 26 | 289 |
| 1/28/2021 | 24 | 338 |
| 1/21/2021 | 24 | 293 |
| 1/14/2021 | 53 | 507 |
| 1/7/2021 | 53 | 358 |
| 12/31/2020 | 52 | 370 |
| 12/17/2020 | 29 | 407 |
| 12/10/2020 | 48 | 424 |
| 12/3/2020 | 56 | 467 |
| 11/19/2020 | 47 | 447 |
| 11/12/2020 | 41 | 549 |
| 11/5/2020 | 49 | 543 |
| 10/29/2020 | 39 | 440 |
| 10/22/2020 | 64 | 554 |
| 10/15/2020 | 54 | 541 |
| 10/8/2020 | 46 | 562 |
| 10/1/2020 | 59 | 439 |
| 9/24/2020 | 70 | 520 |
| 9/17/2020 | 46 | 438 |
| 9/10/2020 | 44 | 413 |
| 9/3/2020 | 38 | 409 |
| 8/27/2020 | 69 | 495 |
| 8/20/2020 | 53 | 428 |
| 8/13/2020 | 72 | 485 |
| 8/6/2020 | 55 | 457 |
| 7/30/2020 | 61 | 505 |
| 7/23/2020 | 37 | 362 |
| 7/16/2020 | 54 | 470 |
| 7/9/2020 | 93 | 547 |
| 6/25/2020 | 41 | 354 |
| 6/18/2020 | 33 | 413 |
| 6/11/2020 | 48 | 244 |
| 6/4/2020 | 66 | 315 |
| 5/28/2020 | 46 | 297 |
| 5/21/2020 | 26 | 296 |
| 5/14/2020 | 58 | 331 |
| 5/7/2020 | 32 | 308 |
| 4/30/2020 | 51 | 322 |
| 4/23/2020 | 55 | 362 |
| 4/16/2020 | 58 | 546 |
| 4/9/2020 | 23 | 198 |
| 4/2/2020 | 49 | 327 |
| 3/26/2020 | 29 | 286 |